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DBS and training compliance for Church officers

IICSA · The Anglican Church Case Studies Investigation Report · Issued 9 May 2019 · Addressed to: Church of England

Government responseNo response yet

DeliveryNo statement from Church of England found

Recommendation, verbatim from the inquiry

●Inquiry recommendation, E

Individuals engaged in regulated activity who have failed to undergo a DBS check or complete compulsory training should not be permitted to hold voluntary offices within the Church. Failure by ordained clergy to comply with either requirement should result in disciplinary proceedings.

IICSA, The Anglican Church Case Studies Investigation Report · 9 May 2019 Source PDF →

Published evidence summary

AI-generated evidence summary

The recommendation calls for barring untrained or unvetted volunteers and disciplining noncompliant clergy. The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, summarising a June 2019 response from the Church of England on a web page archived in August 2023, reported that its National Safeguarding Team would review guidance by December 2019 (The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, Aug 2023). In that August 2023 account, it noted that the review of the Parish Safeguarding Handbook was intended to ensure that the position was reflected (The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse, Aug 2023).

AI-generated summary of the record on this page, checked by a second model and automatic checks, 19 Oct 2026.

Government response

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Delivery

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What other bodies have found

In their own words. These do not change the delivery statement above.

●Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse · 2 Aug 2023

On 27 June 2019, the Church of England stated that the National Safeguarding Team would review the Parish Safeguarding Handbook and key pieces of guidance by the end of December 2019 to ensure that this position is reflected clearly.

From: Recommendations - Anglican Church Case Studies: Chichester/Peter Ball investigation report

Site note: These are the Inquiry's own words, from its recommendations page for the Anglican Church Case Studies investigation report, captured by the Internet Archive on 2 August 2023. They are the Inquiry's account of what the body told it, not the body's own words.

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